Viacom Is At It Again W/Youtube

spunker88 · 07-04-08, 07:11 PM

Just when you thought the dispute was over, Viacom now wants more money and more private information.

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For every video on YouTube, the judge required Google to turn over to Viacom the login name of every user who had watched it, and the address of their computer, known as an I.P. or Internet protocol address.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/te...ll&oref=slogin

Does Viacom really think they have the power to prosecute ever user that uploaded, not to mention watched "illegal" clips on Youtube. Trust me, law enforcement has much better stuff to do then find people who watched a clip of an TV show.

Who does Viacom think they are? They own the rights to many shows that have ended their on-air TV run years ago. These same shows are never put out officially on VHS or DVD. So, what do people do to get their fill of these shows? Find them on youtube, of course!

After all, many networks like CBS, FOX, etc allow you to watch full-length high quality versions of their shows online. Granted you cant download them, and that is most likely the problem Viacom has with youtube. But, still, most clips on youtube that Viacom has claims on are usually short clips of mediocre quality.

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Now, you have to ask yourself, can or will Google do this? Does the Privacy Policy that every youtube user is "supposed" to read allow such a thing.
I doubt Google will do much of anything. Viacom likes to use scare tactics all the time to get their message heard.

After all of this, i think Viacom needs a new logo, so i made one up top.